Record 13.5K cases in a day, Kejriwal seeks to defer exams

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Record 13.5K cases in a day, Kejriwal seeks to defer exams

Wednesday, 14 April 2021 | Staff Reporter | New Delhi

As the national Capital logged record 13,468 new Covid-19 cases in a span of 24 hours, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday appealed to the Centre to cancel the Class 10 and 12 board exams and explore alternative methods, including online exams.

Warning that conducting the exams may contribute to the large-scale spread of the virus, he said the exam centres could emerge as major hotspots.

“Six lakh children in Delhi are going to write CBSE exams. Nearly one lakh teachers will be a part of it. These (the centres) can become major hotspots leading to large-scale spreading of corona. Children’s lives and health are very important to us. I request the Centre to cancel the CBSE exams,” he said at a Press conference on Tuesday afternoon.

The Central Board of Secondary Education can explore other methods, including online exams and promoting students on the basis of internal assessments, he said. “Several countries have done it, some States in India are doing it too,” he added.

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